This activity is part of the celebration of heritage month that will be celebrated on May 28, 29 and 30.

In order to value the first expression of human creation, storytelling, the University of La Serena and the Municipality of La Serena will hold the discussion “Oral Narrations Intangible Heritage” on May 14 at 15:30 p.m., which seeks recognize one of the first traditions of literature. This event will be broadcast on the ULS Media Link YouTube channel.

On this occasion the panel of specialists will be made up of Paz Corral Yagnam, narrator and writer; Andrés Montero, writer, narrator and director of the “Casa Contada” School of Literature and Orality; Sandra Aravena Rosende, storyteller, oral narrator and Gestalt Art Therapy; Gabriel Canihuate, academic, journalist and writer; and Lucia Bolados, head of the Department of Culture of the Illustrious Municipality of La Serena.      

Lucia Bolados, panelist of this activity, highlighted the importance of oral stories since “these oral stories are an accompaniment that is present in every family, from the grandfather who tells about an event that happened many years ago, as well as everyday stories that are present. in the collective and are transformed into something extraordinary, that is the grace of the new oral narration that, although they have a simplicity, they provide many messages and become part of events that occur in different locations and in the world.

Bolados highlighted the importance of the previous conversations held, as part of the second cycle of reading promotion conversations, Reading Matters!, organized jointly by the University of La Serena and the Illustrious Municipality of La Serena, and issued an invitation to connect to the channel. of YouTube Linking with the ULS Media next Thursday. “It is a very good opportunity where people can approach reading in a friendlier way, since they feel part of this experience. The invitation is for you to be part of these narratives to participate and include a story that you want to share with us.”

Written by Matías Hernández Rojas, student in journalism practice - DIVEULS

The evening was the second chamber presentation of 2021 and brought to life works from the XNUMXth century with European masters such as Hindemith, Ravel and Danzi.

An exciting concert took over the social networks of the Universidad de La Serena Symphony Orchestra and the screens of the Vive Elqui TV channel, VTR signal 7, this weekend by broadcasting, live, a new presentation in an intimate format by their distinguished ensemble.

The II Chamber Music Concert of 2021 was held online and was performed by the Vientos Maderas OSULS Quintet, made up of Milén Godoy Álvarez (traverse flute), Leonardo Cuevas Gallardo (oboe), Erick Delgado Chaca (clarinet), Francisco Ramos Araya (bassoon), Gerson Pierotti and Bobbi-Jane Berkheimer (French horn); who offered an interesting musical catalog inspired by great European masters of the 56th century, such as Paul Hindemith; German violist, musicologist and composer of the piece 'Wind Quintet', first movement. The presentation that opened the fifth month of the year continued with the 'Pieza en forma de habanera' by the French musician, Maurice Ravel, and finally, it was the turn of the director and cellist Franz Danzi and his work 'Quintet in G Minor', Op. 2, No. XNUMX.

The netizens who connected to the live concert from the OSULS Facebook page congratulated the cast performers for their mastery and interpretation: “What a beautiful concert, great musicians, congratulations,” “Bravo Francisco, excellent solos. Congratulations to the entire Quintet”, “Wonderful Milén, many congratulations to all”, “Applause and congratulations for your art and feeling of feeling”, “Really wonderful, very nice work, you went above and beyond. Congratulations”, “Wonderful concert, a gift for the soul. Thank you very much”, “Congratulations dear colleagues, tremendous concert, beautiful interpretation and fabulous repertoire, luxury. Applause and hugs”, “Thank you for giving us this space of musical quality in such complex times.”

It should be noted that the second presentation of the Chamber Music Season will be broadcast in the heart of the Elqui Valley this Thursday, May 13 and next Sunday, May 16, through the Elquina TV channel, channel 5 open signal and channel 63 color cable; added to his Facebook page (@Elquina TV). A valuable communal space where the inhabitants of the Elqui Valley and its surroundings will have the opportunity to enjoy this presentation without leaving the comfort of their home the week following the concert released by the OSULS networks, within the framework of the management and territorial extension carried out by the cast in the Coquimbo Region.

To find out more details about the concerts that the Universidad de La Serena Symphony Orchestra has prepared for this first semester, just go to its website www.sinfonicalaserena.cl and follow the cast on their social networks such as Instagram: @sinfonicalaserena, Twitter: @sinfonicaLS and the YouTube channel: Sinfónica La Serena; where you can relive this and other concerts from the 2021 Season and previous years.

Written by Camila Pérez, OSULS 

The activity included the participation of academics from the University of La Serena, the University of Atacama, the Universidad Católica del Norte and the Central University.

Last Friday, May 07 at 11:00 a.m., Academics from different higher education institutions in the Coquimbo region and the Atacama region met to discuss evaluation processes in health careers. The activity was the kick-off in the generation of a permanent group of academics, whose objective is to analyze evaluation practices in the training processes of careers in the health area of ​​the different study houses in the northern macro zone.

The meeting was held through the Zoom platform and included the participation of teachers from the Kinesiology, Dentistry and Nursing courses of the University of La Serena, as well as teachers from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Atacama and the Universidad Católica del Norte and the head of the Nursing program at the Central University.

It is important to highlight that this activity organized by the Teaching Improvement Unit is carried out within the framework of the creation of SoTL Communities, through which it seeks to collaboratively enhance academic knowledge of the teaching and learning processes of the disciplines, sharing and disseminating experiences and good teaching practices.

Written by Daniela Cabrera, DIDOC ULS

The event was organized jointly by the Ministerial Secretary of Education of the Ministerial Region, through its local committees of Elqui and Limarí, and the Integrated Management Unit of Pedagogies (UGIP) of the University of La Serena.

With the purpose of sharing learning about the good practices of the regional school system obtained during 2020, teachers, educators and graduated students analyzed their respective experiences to promote collaborative work, learning networks and pedagogical reflection.

In this way, the first Online Seminar on “Good Practices in Teacher Professional Development of Elqui, Limarí and Choapa” was held, in which educational establishments from the communes of Canela, La Serena, Illapel, Ovalle and Monte Patria participated, and also professionals and students graduated from the school.

“As the University of La Serena, it is essential to highlight the good practices and learning experiences that have been carried out during the year 2020. Undoubtedly today we find ourselves in an unprecedented situation, since the pandemic and COVID 19 have arrived to challenge us, everyday life is It has contrasted the way in which we connect on a daily basis, how we carry out our daily actions, in social and family dynamics, and above all in our educational journey. Teachers and students put in all their creativity every day to keep the now virtual classrooms alive, and without a doubt the XNUMXst century has presented us with an enormous challenge, on the one hand, teaching, and on the other hand, learning in times of pandemic. This new reality forced all teachers at different levels to urgently seek reliable and efficient virtual forms that would support them in developing their subjects,” explained Dr. Alejandra Torrejón, ULS Academic Vice-Rector.

The themes of each presentation were focused on addressing the “Integration of the Yogic Curriculum in the Educational Program”; “Action research in Early Childhood Education”; “Technological Implementation in Virtual Strategies”; “Shared Strategy Planning”; “Remote Learning Experiences of young and adult students at risk of dropping out of school”; “Generation of Environmental Culture”; “School Coexistence Programs”; and “Generation of significant learning according to the immediate environment.”

In addition, the event was attended by a Panel of Specialists made up of Dr. Sandra Álvarez, director of UGIP; María Rebeca Miranda, support professional at the Center for Pedagogical Improvement, Experimentation and Research (CPEIP) in the Area of ​​Teaching Professional Development; and Enrique Calisto, Area Head of the Education Department of the Regional Ministerial Secretariat of the Coquimbo Region, who were in charge of providing feedback on each exhibition.

“This seminar brought together two aspects that are very important at this time, which are good practices in the classroom and teacher professional development, mainly because this generation has had to face a pandemic in which no one in the world had the knowledge to face them. One of the best ways to learn is precisely networking, listening to specialists and you have to take advantage of the impetus of ideas that young professionals bring,” said Enrique Calisto.

More than 200 professionals from the area of ​​education participated in the activity, who thanked the event that allowed them to nurture good teaching practices and thus improve the educational quality that is developed in the classrooms of educational establishments.

Written by Daniela Ledezma, UGIP

Green Gate is one of the winning projects and consists of generating and, at the same time, taking advantage of energy extracted from the implementation of coils with magnets on highways and roads, and also from the creation of "Piezoelectrics" for cycle paths and pedestrian walkways.

The Coordinator of the Technology Commercialization and Technology-Based Entrepreneurship axis of the FIULS 2030 project, MTI. Ing Alejandro Álvarez and the professional from the same axis of the project, Cristóbal Rivas, carried out mentoring in the Ibero-American Open Innovation BootCamp 2021. In the initiative, the FIULS 2030 team carried out mentoring for the winning students of SDG 7 of the Green Gate project.

In relation to the initiative, Alejandro Álvarez pointed out that "it is very important as a University to have a presence in this type of international activities and to form networks to enhance the collaborative entrepreneurial ecosystem between the different actors."

Likewise, Cristóbal Rivas, pointed out that “the BootCamp was an incredible experience for both the students and the mentors who participated, since it is these types of activities that allow us to put knowledge into practice and develop skills such as teamwork, strengthening social skills and creativity.

The members of the winning team were: Aileen Pareja, student of Industrial Civil Engineering at the Universidad Santiago de Chile (USACH); Daniel Giraldo, student in the Industrial Engineering program at the University of San Buenaventura; Christian Reyes, student of Industrial Civil Engineering at the Catholic University of the Santísima Concepción; David Parra, student of Electronics Engineering at the University of San Buena Aventura in Colombia and Ronny Morocho, student of Biomedicine Engineering, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana Ecuador.

Regarding his participation in the BootCamp, David Parra indicated “it is the first time that I participate in these programs, with the team we met and discussed the proposals and how to approach the proposal and sustainable development objectives. When the idea was presented to us, we were all of great contribution to this team and we made an effort in this project, despite the responsibilities and the short time we had.”

While Ronny Morocho stated that “when we learned about the challenge of supplanting the energy that a solar or wind generator could produce for the national grid of Portugal, it caught our attention and we began to investigate the calculations of how much a wind plant generated, if “Whether it was compatible or not and if we could reach the production ranges to supplant them, based on this we were able to develop our project.”

Daniel Giraldo, meanwhile, explained that “the project consists of generating a type of energy through the movement and pressure that a person or a vehicle can exert when walking. Thanks to the mentoring we came to the conclusion that a system of coils with magnets can be implemented more efficiently for vehicles, including highways, while electric feet could be used in the pedestrian part and in the cycle path, with the purpose of generate energy and that it can be used.”

Regarding her experience in the event, Aileen Pareja commented that “this was a great opportunity, I never thought we could win and what we could achieve with the children, here we bring together different disciplines and complement each other. The idea of ​​electricity was especially David's and then we had to see how we would implement it according to our challenge and we are happy with the results.”

Regarding the challenges of the project in the future, Christian Reyes pointed out that “he will apply for the available financing lines as seed capital; To do this, we must first structure the business and work on the project model and make the necessary improvements to bring it to a commercial level.”

Bootcamp

41 teams made up of students participated in the activity, and there was the participation of 104 mentors from all over Latin America and representatives of 7 organizations who presented their challenges to be solved, and 23 people who made up the international jury.

The prizes for the students consisted of scholarships for continuing training courses from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the University of Colombia (FAO-ONU).

Written by María José Barraza, FIULS 2030 Project.

Authorities and Directors, Academic Council, Academic Officials and Directors of Departments and Schools have been part of the first meetings.

Under the motto “We continue on the Route towards Institutional Accreditation” and with the aim of socializing the results of the Institutional Self-Assessment and External Evaluation process, the Rector's Office has convened different units and university bodies to publicize the main aspects of the Institutional Report presented before CNA and which constitutes the main material that peer evaluators have to know the progress of the ULS and also its areas of improvement.

The global schedule includes a first phase with 8 meetings, among which are the Board of Directors, Academic Council, Central Administration Directors, Academic Officials, Directors of Departments and Schools, among others. (MEETING SCHEDULE)

In the first meetings held, the Rector, Nibaldo Avilés, was in charge of reporting the main results of the critical analysis presented in the report, organized by accreditation areas: management, undergraduate teaching, research and connection with the environment.

Among the elements that the authority highlighted as notable advances are the fact that the majority of careers are renewed under the SCT-Chile guidelines, the Phoenix computer system, the successful economic and financial management that allows salary tranquility and modernization and improvement of infrastructure, equipment and laboratories for teaching, the systematic establishment of policies and mechanisms that aim to achieve quality training, the sustained increase in publications and their quality in the research area, and the number of accredited doctorates of the ULS, among others.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom